air conditioner

/ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə/

//ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə// noun

"air-conditioner" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“air conditioner” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space.

Corpus desk

Index EN-air-conditioner · air conditioner · English

air conditioner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for air conditioner
PropertyValue
Headwordair conditioner
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə/
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “air conditioner” in English

air conditionerranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

air conditioner is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space.".

air conditioner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is air conditioner, spelled A-I-R- -C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how air conditioner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She started the air conditioner for three hours.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "air conditioner"?
"air conditioner" is spelled A-I-R- -C-O-N-D-I-T-I-O-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə/.
What does "air conditioner" mean?
As a noun, "air conditioner" means: A machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space.
How do you pronounce "air conditioner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "air conditioner" is /ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "air conditioner" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list